Collar-stud.



L. SMITH.

COLLAR STUD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1909.

968,7;07. Patented Aug.30,1910.

- centrally of the LEONARD SMITH, OF STRATFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA.

COLLAR-STUD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed Aug-ust 30, 1909.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910. serial No. 515,335. I

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD SMITH, of the city of Stratford, in the county of Perth, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar-Studs, of which the following is the specilication. p

My invention relates to Aimprovements in collar studs and the object of the invention is to devise a simple, cheap and durable stud or button which may be readily inserted into the button hole of the shirt and collar and which will securely hold the collar and yet allow of fastening the collar with ease and it consists essentially of a lpair of spring stems extending from the base of the stud having opposing concave ends overlapping slightly at their extremity, tongues extending in an inwardly inclined direction from the base at each side of the aforesaid stems and terminating in a connecting loop extending over and partially surrounding the spring stems and disposed in a plane at right angles to the spring stems as hereinafter more particularly described by the following specication.

Figure l, is a perspective view showing the front portion of a collar and shirt front with my stud connecting the loop of the collar. Fig. 2, is an enlarged sectional plan view of my stud showing it connecting the shirt and collar together. Fig. 3, is a side elevation of my stud. Fig. 4, is a similar view to Fig. 3, taken at right angles thereto. Fig. 5, is a plan view of my stud.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each ligure.

A A are the ends of the collar provided with tabs A2 having button holes A3.

C is the shirt band provided with the usual button holes C and C2.

D is my stud which is formed out of a piece of spring wire or similar material bent up into the desired shape.

D is the base of the stud formed by oppositely extending loops D2 and D3. The inner ends of each loop extend to a point located stud and from such point extend upwardly at D4 and D5. Such portions are located side by side and terminate in opposing curved portions Dl and D7. The extremities D8 and D9 of such portions slightly overlap each other allowing the stems D4 and D5 to spring inwardly past each other when pressure is brought against the outside of the curved portions D6 and allow the tab of D7. The curve formed at the base of the loop D6 and D7 is preferably a sharp curve making the base of the loop extend from the portions D4 and D5 substantially at right angles. The loop is tapered gradually toward its free end. Its by a gradual curve so as to allow of the loop being easily inserted into the button hole of the collar. rIo each side of the stems D1 and D5 stems D10 and D11 extend upwardly in an inwardly inclined direction to a point in proximity to the base of the loops DG and D7 at which point the portions D10 and D11 are turned sharply outwardly in a plane at right angles to the loops D6 and D7 and extend upwardly over the loops D and DT thereby forming a stationary looped tongue substantially surrounding the loops DG and D7.

Vhen inserting the stud into the collar button hole the stationary tongue is set in a horizontal position parallel with the but-ton hole and then forced through the hole. As the tongue is forced through the button hole the spring stems contact with each side of the button hole and are thereby sprung together thereby allowing pass over the loops D6 and to spring behind them. At the same time the ends of the button holes drop into the angular recess formed at the base of the stationary tongue as shown particularly in Fig. 2 of the drawings. It will thus be seen that the stationary tongue and the spring stems the collar to pass into position and yet securel hold the same when in position. When withdrawing the stud all it is necessary to do is to press the spring stems DG and D7 together so as to allow of the button hole passing thereover when it may be removed.

From this description it will be seen that have devised a very simple form of collar stud which may beA cheaply manufactured and which will securely hold the collar in place and yet be easily removed from the button hole of the collar and such as may be formed out of a single piece of spring wire or similar material.

l/Vhat I claim as my invention is:

l. A collar stud comprising a base, spring stems extending outwardly from the center of the base and terminating in opposing curved portions, stationary tongues also extending' from the base at each side of the spring stems and terminating in a loop disextremity is formed 1 posed at right angles to the curved portions of the aforesaid stems and surrounding such curved portions, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a collar stud, the combination With the base and stationary tongue extending upwardly from each side of the base and terminating in a loop, of compressible means located wit-hin the loop and designed to be compressed by the insertion of the collar button, as and for the purpose specilied.

3. A collar stud comprising a base, spring stems extending upwardly side by side from -the center of the base and terminating in opposing curved portions having overlapping extremities, stationary stems extending upwardly at each side of the aforesaid stems and terminating in a loop disposed at right angles to the curved portion of the spring stems, as and for the purpose specied.

4. A collar stud comprising a base, stationary tongues extending upwardly in an inwardly inclined direction from each side of the base and terminating in a loop the ends of the loops being stationary at right angles to the tongues, spring stems extending upwardly from the center of the base between the stationary tongues into the loop portions and opposing curved overlapping portions Jforming the extremity of the spring stems, as and for the purpose speciiied.

5. A stud formed from a single piece of wire having opposing loops arranged on the same plane, one loop being odset from the other and forming a base, the inner ends of the loop extending upwardly side by side and terminating in curved overlapping ends and the outer ends of the loops extending upwardly in an inclined direction and terminating in a loop surrounding the aforesaid curved ends and arranged at right angles thereto, as and for the purpose speciiied.

6. A stud comprising a base, spring stems extending upwardly from the base and having opposing curved extremities and a stationary loop tongue also extending from the base and disposed at right angles to the curved portion of the spring stems, as and for the purpose specied.

LEONARD SMITH.

Titnesses WM. LAWRENCE, WILLIAM HEPBURN. 

